IBM has announced 300 new jobs for Dublin and an investment of €46m in software development, business innovation and supply chain management.
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheal Martin made the announcement this morning. The project has the support of IDA Ireland.
It could be said that IBM paved the way for software development in this country. Back in 1980, IBM was the first firm to set up a software facility here, and its operations in Ireland now employ over 3,200 staff.
This year the firm celebrates 50 years in Ireland and is celebrating this anniversary with a €46m investment in operations in Dublin.
The Minister today said that IBM is going to expand its software development operations, launch a business innovation centre and invest in its supply chain. It will be recruiting mainly graduate and doctorate level engineers to fill the new positions.
The software areas these new recruits will concentrate on include innovation in financial services, retail markets and biomedical research.
Work at the incubation centre will go towards identifying and advancing new business opportunities, here and abroad. It is hoped the incubation centre will also be used by the wider research and development community.
